I watched a good bit of the presidential debate last night. I usually don’t as there is rarely anything new said one way or another in these debates. Last night was much of the same. I am, however, intrigue by these candidates and am very curious to see what kind of “change” will actually happen when either one is elected. Change is hard. Most people, myself included, have a difficult time changing anything, particularly ourselves.
Anyway…we’ve had messages on leadership from the Bible the last two weeks at church. I’ve been informed that the podcasts of these messages are not functional. We will have those up and running soon. In the meantime, check out this link for the site “Letters to the Next President.”
I’ve just started reading the book “Celebration of Discipline” by Richard Foster. In the foreward by D. Elton Trueblood (don’t know who he is yet), Trueblood writes,
The greastest problems of our time are not technological, for these we can handle fairly well. They are not even political or economic, because the difficulities in these areas, glaring as they may be, are largely derivative. The greatest problems are moral and spiritual, and unless we can make some progress in these realms, we may not even survive. This is how advance cultures have declined in the past.
No matter who gets elected in November, they will be no saviour. Our greatest problems are moral and spiritual and change we can believe in starts with me and you seeking God and how He can transform our lives.
I know this is old news, but I just watched the Saddleback Political Forum tonight. I thought it was a great setting and very helpful in getting to know the candidates. I hope you’ll check out the youtube videos of the event. If anyone knows where I can find the whole two hours in one clip, let me know.
